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CHAPTER 179
~Lucy's POV~
I didn't know how long I stayed on the floor after Kieran left.
Ten minutes? Fifteen? Twenty minutes.
Maybe more.
When I finally stood, my legs wobbled. My cheek still burned. My ears were full of echoes of whispers, judgment and that slap.
I didn't cry again. Something colder than tears had taken over.
I picked up the discarded flowers Valerie had thrown and crushed them in my hand without thinking. The thorns pricked me. I let them.
They didn't hurt as much as he did.
My feet moved on their own, guiding me back to my dorm. The hallway was mercifully empty now like students had scattered like crows after a fire. No one wanted to look me in the eye.
Not like I wanted pity. What I wanted was Kieran's lo…
No. I didn't even know anymore.
I slammed the door to my room and leaned back against it, heart pounding like it wanted to escape.